rongoā āraimate

Maori

Alternative forms

  • rongoā ārai mate
  • rongoā-ārai-mate

Etymology

rongoā (“medicine”) +‎ āraimate (“immunity”)

Noun

rongoā āraimate

  1. (immunology) vaccine
    Synonym: kano ārai mate
  2. vaccination (inoculation with a vaccine)

Further reading

  • “rongoā āraimate” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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